MLB

Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs

· Major League Baseball
Arizona Diamondbacks
16-16, 7-10 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
0 - 2
Chicago Cubs
21-12, 13-5 Home

Shota Imanaga and Cubs end Ildemaro Vargas' 27-game hit streak as they blank Diamondbacks 2-0

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs: Game Highlights

Ian Happ homered, tripled and doubled for the Cubs, who extended their winning streak at Wrigley Field to 10 games, their longest at home since 2008.

Vargas had hit safely in 24 games to start this season and three to end last season. He went 0 for 4, grounding out against Ben Brown in his final opportunity as the Diamondbacks lost their third straight.

Imanaga allowed four hits, struck out five and walked one on 87 pitches in his second scoreless appearance of six innings or more this season. Brown retired all six batters he faced for his first save.

Happ led off the second with a 399-foot homer to right field into a stiff breeze off Ryne Nelson (1-3), his eighth this season. He extended his on-base streak to 23 games, the longest active streak in the majors.

Happ added a double in the sixth and a triple in the eighth, the only player to record more than one hit. Seiya Suzuki drove in Happ in the eighth with a sacrifice fly off Juan Morillo.

Nelson allowed one run on four hits in 5 2/3 innings.

The Cubs had not won 10 in a row at home since they had 14 straight victories at Wrigley from May 18-June 22, 2008.

Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner, who left Friday's game with neck tightness, did not play and is considered day to day.

Up next RHP Merrill Kelly (1-2, 9.20 ERA) starts for Arizona on Sunday against Cubs LHP Matthew Boyd (1-1, 7.00).

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Gurriel Jr. grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Vargas grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Carroll grounded out to shortstop.
8th Inning Crow-Armstrong flied out to left.
8th Inning Loaisiga relieved Morillo
8th Inning Suzuki hit sacrifice fly to left, Happ scored.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
15 Ground Balls 3
6 Strikeouts 7
0 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
4 Hits 5
0 Stolen Bases 0
1 Walks 4
0 Catcher Interference 0
0 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 1
31 At Bats 28
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
10 Runners Left On Base 12
0 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 1
1 Doubles 2
10 Fly Balls 19
0 Caught Stealing 0
111 Pitches 136
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
5 Total Bases 12
32 Plate Appearances 33
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
1 Extra Base Hits 4
-0.1 Runs Created 3.7
.129 Batting Average .179
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.161 Slugging Percentage .429
.065 Secondary Average .393
.156 On Base Percentage .273
.318 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .701
1.5 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.2
-0.1 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 4.1
6.0 Batter Rating 22.5
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 28.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.47 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.12
.032 Isolated Power .250
0.17 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.57
.031 Walks Per Plate Appearance .121
-.065 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .214
0.0 Runs Produced 4.0
0.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.2 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.2
60.0 MLB Rating 73.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Wrigley Field

Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 36,907 | Capacity:

2026 National League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/lad.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles 31 20 .608 - L1
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sd.png" class="logo-micro">San Diego 29 20 .592 1 L2
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ari.png" class="logo-micro">Arizona 26 23 .531 4 W5
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sf.png" class="logo-micro">San Francisco 20 30 .400 10.5 L3
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/col.png" class="logo-micro">Colorado 19 32 .373 12 L3

2026 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee 30 18 .625 - W4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis 28 21 .571 2.5 L2
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago 29 22 .569 2.5 L6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati 26 24 .520 5 W2
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh 26 25 .510 5.5 L1
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